BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Has a doctor ever told you that diabetes has affected your eyes or that you had retinopathy?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,824	455	26.4	23.9-29.0	1,369	73.6	71.0-76.1
-Mountain AHEC	104	24	21.0	13.0-32.2	80	79.0	67.8-87.0
GENDER
Male	40	12	25.8	13.2-44.3	28	74.2	55.7-86.8
Female	64	12	15.6	8.1-27.8	52	84.4	72.2-91.9
RACE
White	86	21	20.9	12.5-32.8	65	79.1	67.2-87.5
African American	11	1	5.4	0.6-34.1	10	94.6	65.9-99.4
Other Minorities	7	2	60.6	16.8-92.1	5	39.4	7.9-83.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	47.8	6.5-92.3	2	52.2	7.7-93.5
Non-Hispanic	100	23	20.1	12.2-31.2	77	79.9	68.8-87.8
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
25-34	5	1	13.2	1.5-60.8	4	86.8	39.2-98.5
35-44	7	2	37.3	7.5-81.5	5	62.7	18.5-92.5
45-54	15	4	23.4	6.4-57.8	11	76.6	42.2-93.6
55-64	21	6	25.9	9.1-54.9	15	74.1	45.1-90.9
65-74	30	3	10.6	3.0-31.3	27	89.4	68.7-97.0
75+	24	8	23.6	10.7-44.4	16	76.4	55.6-89.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	26	10	44.4	20.8-70.7	16	55.6	29.3-79.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	29	5	13.2	4.9-30.8	24	86.8	69.2-95.1
Some Post-H.S.	27	5	12.9	4.6-31.2	22	87.1	68.8-95.4
College Graduate	21	4	22.4	7.8-49.7	17	77.6	50.3-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	22	8	29.2	12.3-54.8	14	70.8	45.2-87.7
$15,000- 24,999	28	8	30.5	13.8-54.5	20	69.5	45.5-86.2
$25,000- 34,999	7	1	19.1	2.7-67.0	6	80.9	33.0-97.3
$35,000- 49,999	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
$50,000-74,999	7	1	8.6	1.1-45.5	6	91.4	54.5-98.9
$75,000+	7	3	37.2	9.4-77.2	4	62.8	22.8-90.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	61	19	31.1	18.6-47.0	42	68.9	53.0-81.4
No	36	3	6.3	1.8-19.9	33	93.7	80.1-98.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	18	4	18.9	6.6-43.4	14	81.1	56.6-93.4
Non-Veteran	85	20	21.6	12.5-34.8	65	78.4	65.2-87.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,824

455

26.4

23.9-29.0

1,369

73.6

71.0-76.1

-Mountain AHEC

104

21.0

13.0-32.2

79.0

67.8-87.0

GENDER

Male

25.8

13.2-44.3

74.2

55.7-86.8

Female

15.6

8.1-27.8

84.4

72.2-91.9

RACE

White

20.9

12.5-32.8

79.1

67.2-87.5

African American

5.4

0.6-34.1

94.6

65.9-99.4

Other Minorities

60.6

16.8-92.1

39.4

7.9-83.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

47.8

6.5-92.3

52.2

7.7-93.5

Non-Hispanic

100

20.1

12.2-31.2

79.9

68.8-87.8

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

13.2

1.5-60.8

86.8

39.2-98.5

35-44

37.3

7.5-81.5

62.7

18.5-92.5

45-54

23.4

6.4-57.8

76.6

42.2-93.6

55-64

25.9

9.1-54.9

74.1

45.1-90.9

65-74

10.6

3.0-31.3

89.4

68.7-97.0

75+

23.6

10.7-44.4

76.4

55.6-89.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

44.4

20.8-70.7

55.6

29.3-79.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

13.2

4.9-30.8

86.8

69.2-95.1

Some Post-H.S.

12.9

4.6-31.2

87.1

68.8-95.4

College Graduate

22.4

7.8-49.7

77.6

50.3-92.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

29.2

12.3-54.8

70.8

45.2-87.7

$15,000- 24,999

30.5

13.8-54.5

69.5

45.5-86.2

$25,000- 34,999

19.1

2.7-67.0

80.9

33.0-97.3

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$50,000-74,999

8.6

1.1-45.5

91.4

54.5-98.9

$75,000+

37.2

9.4-77.2

62.8

22.8-90.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

31.1

18.6-47.0

68.9

53.0-81.4

6.3

1.8-19.9

93.7

80.1-98.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

18.9

6.6-43.4

81.1

56.6-93.4

Non-Veteran

21.6

12.5-34.8

78.4

65.2-87.5

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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